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GB Park and Pipe snowboarder Katie Ormerod opened up a successful weekend for British Ski and Snowboard as she claimed third position in the Snowboard Big Air World Cup in Alpensia, Korea, a PyeongChang Olympic test event.

The Austrian resort of Ischgl, which shares its skiing with Samnaun in Switzerland, was once a hotbed for cross-border contraband - and this winter skiers and boarders can follow the tracks of the old-time smugglers.

Para snowboarders will compete in the first races of the season from Wednesday (16 November), as an IPC Snowboard Europa Cup and two World Cups in banked slalom take place in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Ski slopes at Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites are opening on Friday (18 November 2016) a week ahead of schedule, thanks to an abundance of snow at altitude and efficient snow-making on lower slopes.

Aline Bock's introduction to the world of snowboarding began, like most, in the pipe and park before switching focus to more natural terrain and spending three years sending lines on some of the worlds gnarliest peaks on the Freeride World Tour circuit.

Good news from Val Thorens! The recent massive snowfalls (63cm in the resort and 130cm at the top) combined with the cold temperatures will allow the resort to open 70% of its lifts from 19 November to ski until 1st May.